Eyeglasses



p 1943. l. GREENFIELD 2,329,757

EYEGLASS Filed Dec. 9, 1942 IN V EN TOR.

ia/ ATTORNEY Patenie cisepi. 21, 1943 STATES PATENT OFFICE 2 Claims.

My invention relates to devices adaptable for use with eye-glasses and refers particularly to devices adapted for the cleaning of the glasses, or lenses of eye-glasses.

One of the objects of my invention is a device I whereby the glasses, or lenses, of eye-glasses can be cleaned without removing the eyeglasses from their normal position while in use.

Another object or" my invention is a device whereby the glasses, or lenses, of eye-glasses can be cleaned withoutremoving the eye-glasses from their normal position while in use, said device being aseparable element from the eye-glasses.

Another object of my invention is a device whereby the glasses, or lenses, of eye-glasses can be cleaned without removing the eye-glasses from their normal position while in use, said device being of such a character as not to disfigure the appearance of the eye-glasses.

Another object of my invention isa device for cleaning the glasses, or lenses of eye-glasses which is simple in construction, economically producible and of such construction as to allow of its being carried without inconvenience.

During the use of eye-glasses they frequently become clouded with steam, fog, dust or other deposits which reduce their clearness of vision or make it impossible to continue their use until the lenses have been cleaned from the objectionable deposits.

In the absence of some special method of cleaning the lenses, the eye-glasses must be removed fro m their normal position, the deposits wiped away and the eye-glasses returned to their original position.

While this method of cleaning the lenses of eye-glasses is always objectionable because of the time and inconvenience incident to accomplish the desired result, it is particularly objectionable when the wearer must wear his eye-glasses in an atmosphere containing steam or fine particles of dust, as the time required for removing the eyeglasses, cleaning the lenses and returning the eye-glasses for observation may seriously affect the performance of the work and delay the period of production.

scribed usefulness must be of such construction that it will not interfere with the appearance of the eye-glasses when the cleaning operation is not being performed.

, arable from the eye-glasses, which allows'the, eye-glassesto have their normal appearance and I have accomplished this desirable result by constructing a cleaning element which is sepwhich can be readily attached to and removed from the frames of the lenses without removing the eye-glasses from their normal position.

The above-mentioned and other desirable features of devices of my invention can be readily understood by a consideration of this specification and its accompanying drawing, in which similar parts are designated by similar numerals.

Figure 1 is a front view of a portion of a pair of spectacles to which my cleaning device is attached.

Figure 2 is a side view of the device of Figure 1.

- Figure 3 is an enlarged view of that portion of Figure 1 showing my cleaning device attached to the frame of a pair of spectacles.

Figure 4 is a side view of my cleaning device.

Figure 5 is an enlarged section through the line 5-5 of Figure 3.

Figure 6 is an enlarged section of a view similar to Figure 5 in which the frame of an ordinary tion illustratedin Figures 1 to 6, inclusive, com- The devices of my invention overcome all of the above-mentioned and other objections inciprises an eye-glass, or spectacle frame having a lower portion l0 and an upper portion H, here shown as a continuous unitary frame, the frame H], II carries an eye-glass on lens l2, and is connected by the nose-bridge l3 to a corresponding frame I0, ll carrying the eye-glass, or lens Carried by the frame member II, and removably or fixedly attached thereto, is a hollow cylindrical member I4 having a longitudinally positioned opening l5 therein. A similar hollow cylinder member I4 is carried by the frame member H.

The element of my invention adapted for cleaning the lens, or eye-glass, comprises a base member l6 having an upwardly extended recess l1 therein. The base It carries the two downwardly extended legs l8, l8 preferably made of a resilient wire, the lower portions of the legs I8, I 8 being covered with rubber, or other suitable glasscleaning material, I9, is.

Positioned within the hollow cylindrical member l4, and longitudinally movable therein is a member 20,having an arm 2'I extending through the opening I5 of the cylindrical member I4, the arm 2| being adapted to fit within the recess I! of the base I6.

The eye-glass shown in the drawing is 01 the ordinary spectacle form, having an ear-piece 22 hingedly attached to the stud 23 of each frame, although it is evident that my invention can be as readily attached to eye-glasses of the noseattaching form.

The eye-glass illustrated in the drawing may be employed in the usual manner without the cleaning device shown particularly in Figure 4. When it is desired to clean the glass, the cleaning device shown particularly in Figure 4, is placed upon the upper portion of the eye-glass with the cleaning legs I9, I9 upon opposite sides of the glass and moved downwardly until the arm, or piece 2| of the movable member 20 is inserted within the recess I1 of the base I6. The

device will then be in the position shown in Figure 1 in full lines and the cleaning arms I9 and I9 will be in contact with the two sides of the glass I2.

As the base member I6 is moved around the periphery of the frame, the cleaning legs I9, I9 will move over both surfaces of the glass, thus cleaning them. For instance, when the base I6 has been moved clock-wise, a portion of its possible movement, it and the cleaning legs will be in the position shown in dot-and-dash lines in Figure 1.

It will be noted that when the glass has been cleaned, the device of Figure 4 can be removed by simply raising the base member I6 without removing the glasses from their original position.

In the modified form of my device shown in Figure 6, the hollow cylindrical member is formed in the frame portion II and is not an additional unit as shown in-the preceding figures.

It will thus be seen that my invention presents devices whereby the lenses, or glasses of eyeglasses may be cleaned without removing them from their normal position during use, and without disfiguring the appearance of the eye-glasses when the cleaning process is not being performed.

I do not limit myself to the particular number, size, shape, material or arrangement of parts as disclosed and described, as these are mentioned solely for the purpose of clearly describing my invention.

What I claim is:

1. In combination, an eye-glass frame, a hollow upper portion which has a longitudinal opening therein, a member longitudinally movable within said hollow upper portion of said frame, a member carried by said movable member extending through said opening of said frame, a lens carried by said frame and means carried by said movable member adapted to abut upon the two faces of said lens.

2. In combination, an eye-glass frame, a hollow upper portion which has a longitudinal opening therein, a member longitudinally movable within said hollow upper portion of said frame, a member carried by said movable member extending through said opening of said frame and a cleaning device operative therewith comprising a base member having a recess in the lower portion thereof adapted to receive the extended member of said movable member and extended spaced members carried by said base adapted to abut upon the two faces of a lens carried by said frame.

ISIDOR GREENFIELD. 

